All The Rage

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A Canadian playwright's rise to fame unfolds against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis. Brad Fraser endured a troubled childhood, marked by poverty and abuse, living with his teenage parents in motels and shacks in Alberta and Northern British Columbia. He emerged as one of Canada’s most celebrated and controversial playwrights, with his work gaining international acclaim. The narrative follows Fraser's journey as he breaks free from his past and enrolls in a performing arts program, quickly becoming immersed in the burgeoning Canadian theatre scene. His early career is fraught with challenges, stemming from both his upbringing and societal prejudice against his queerness, as well as his own combative nature and desire to confront the status quo. Few Canadian artists have been as polarizing as Fraser in his youth. Interwoven with his artistic development is his experience as a queer man navigating the exhilarating Gay Liberation Movement amid a global health crisis. What should have been a triumphant period for a young playwright is overshadowed by the emergence of AIDS, leading to the illness and loss of friends and lovers. This narrative serves as both an artist's evolution and a significant account of gay history from a Canadian perspective, written with Fraser's signature wit and candor.